What color is #B286AB?

#B286AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B286AB?

The RGB value is 178, 134, 171: 178 red, 134 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B286AB?

The complementary color is #86B28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B286AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B286AB color

#B286AB rgb(178, 134, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B286AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 52.5% green and 67.1% blue (178, 134, 171).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#B286AB color codes

HEX	`#B286AB`
RGB	`rgb(178, 134, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 52.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, 23.07, -12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 26.47, 330.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.235, 29.457, 42.402)`
Decimal	`11699883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B286AB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B286AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B286AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B286AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b286ab; }
.text { color: #b286ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b286ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 134 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b286ab, #b28695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B286AB?: #B286AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B286AB?: The RGB value is 178, 134, 171: 178 red, 134 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B286AB?: The complementary color is #86B28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B286AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.